Game Reviews

Everything you need to know about last night’s Leafs game is broken down by an MLHS writer within minutes of the final buzzer.

Max Domi, Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: No Matthews, no problem as Maple Leafs receive contributions from all...

Some nights, it all comes together. Your game in 10: 1.  Sheldon Keefe started this game with the forward line of Noah Gregor, David Kampf, and...
Ilya Samsonov, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs concede nine goals for the first time since 2014...

The Maple Leafs' sloppy and careless defensive effort was compounded by a goaltending catastrophe as they let an early 2-1 lead turn into a...
Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ Core Four scores four, Martin Jones steady in the...

Martin Jones provided some much-needed stability in net and the Core Four scored all four Toronto goals across four different game states — one...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs fail to sustain their fast start, concede more easy...

The Maple Leafs started hot but couldn’t keep their foot on the gas and yet again gave up some cheap and easy goals as...
Jake McCabe, Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets

Game in 10: More defensive miscues, bad goaltending from Ilya Samsonov leads to another...

Well, the good news is that the Toronto Maple Leafs don’t play the Columbus Blue Jackets again this season. Two brutal 6-5 losses in overtime,...
Sheldon Keefe, Maple Leafs bench

Game in 10: Sheldon Keefe’s pre-game “accountability” message becomes a major talking point as...

One could argue that the healthy scratching of a fourth-line center dominating the storylines in Toronto tonight (and probably the hockey world in general)...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs refuse to take “goalie’d” for an answer, get late...

On the verge of getting goalie’d by Lukas Dostal, the Maple Leafs kept ramming the door until it burst open on their 50th shot...
William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Kings

Game in 10: Tyler Bertuzzi provides the spark offensively, Maple Leafs dig in defensively...

Facing the best defensive team in the league statistically, the Maple Leafs played a tighter game with fewer mistakes than the Kings and were...
William Nylander, John Tavares, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs complete the California road sweep in San Jose

Unlike in Anaheim, the Maple Leafs were able to break through in the first period and play with the lead in San Jose. Against a...
Jake McCabe, Maple Leafs vs. Sharks

Game in 10: Maple Leafs take care of business, obliterate Sharks to win fourth...

Facing one of the worst teams of the modern era for the second time in as many games, the Toronto Maple Leafs throttled the...
Morgan Rielly, Bo Horvat, Maple Leafs vs. Islandeers

Game in 10: Special teams sink Maple Leafs as winning streak ends on Long...

The Toronto Maple Leafs went to OT on Long Island for the second time this season and left with the same result: a loser-point...
Nathan MacKinnon, John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Avalanche

Game in 10: Maple Leafs forfeit three-goal lead, lose the power-on-power matchup against the...

On a night when the NHL announced all of William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly are joining Auston Matthews on the All-Star roster,...
Pontus Holmberg, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Major line shakeup fails to pay immediate dividends, Maple Leafs blow...

The Maple Leafs officially hit the halfway point of the season and celebrated it with what’s turning into a habit this season: blowing a...
TJ Brodie, Maple Leafs vs. Oilers

Game in 10: Squandered multi-goal lead costs Maple Leafs (again) but coach and players...

The Maple Leafs relinquished a multi-goal lead for the fifth time in their last seven losses as an opportunity to end the Oilers' 10-game...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: MVP chants ring out in Calgary as Auston Matthews pulls the...

After blowing a bunch of leads lately, the Maple Leafs mixed it up by falling in an early hole before rattling off four unanswered...
Maple Leafs vs. Canucks, Martin Jones & Max Domi

Game in 10: Slow start, sagging special teams, and an off-night from Martin Jones...

In an entertaining Hockey Day in Canada matchup, the Maple Leafs dug themselves out of an early 3-0 hole but needed better from their...
Pontus Holmberg, Leafs vs. Kraken

Game in 10: Maple Leafs, Ilya Samsonov earn much-needed victory in Seattle to conclude...

Playing their eighth game in 12 days, the Maple Leafs dug in and earned a split of the West Coast road trip with a...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Ilya Samsonov carries Maple Leafs to two points with statement first-star...

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 in overtime on a night when Ilya Samsonov stole the show and Toronto's top power-play...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs vs. Jets

Game in 10: Ryan Reaves and Tyler Bertuzzi make successful returns to the lineup,...

There may be better ways to enter the bye week and All-Star break than sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in a home-and-home, but I can't...
Ilya Samsonov vs. Kyle MacLean, Maple Leafs vs. Islanders

Game in 10: Maple Leafs struggle to finish, shoot themselves in the foot defensively...

The Toronto Maple Leafs allowed a crushing late goal to former Leaf Pierre Engvall as they dropped a frustrating game by a score of...

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